Hi guys, just wanted to share my experience with the ES3 platform. But first I truly want to express my gratitude to everyone on this post who helped me fix my game!! Thanks a lot.
I'm a game operator in France and we have a Time Crisis 5 since it came out. 2 Weeks ago the GPU of one of the pc died
Not the first time I had an issue with an ES3 game, a RAM stick from our Mario Kart DX died, but it was a really easy fix compared to this.
So I naturally ordered a new GPU on Ebay, it was a MSI GTX760, different from the one I saw on this post, mine had the white MSI marking on the fan & on the side.
And Bitlocker triggered, that's when I found this post and helped me a ton.
First thing I did was trying other vbios by using an USB stick running FreedOS with nvflash on it but no luck..
So then I had 2 options that were also mentionned here :
1: Get a CH341a, grab the vbios from the old card
2: Desolder the U505 memory from the old gpu and solder it on the new one
I went with option 1 since I really didn't wanted to damage it, because I guess if you somehow loose the good vbios you are screwed.
Here's how I did it
Have a bootable USB key with Linux mint, install flashrom on the usb, plug your ch341a, somehow pray that the clip that goes onto the U505 have a good contact otherwise the command to grab the vbios will just not work.
After a few tries it worked, had my vbios.
went back on the ES3, plugged my freedos USB with nvflash, flashed the old bios and VICTORY!
Thanks again to everyone who helped on this topic, I wouldn't have made it without all the research you guys did.
If anybody in the future needs help regarding this issue I'll gladly help.
But I'm wondering, If the U505 memory was dead, there is no possible way to get the right vbios right?
(Don't mind the dying left screen, this also has to be done
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